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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
any
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From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
appeared
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From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
apple-cheeked
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
best
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
bonnets
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
children
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
church
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From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
comfortable
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
coming
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From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
congregation
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From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
crowded
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From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
dozen
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish.
family
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
farmers
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
following
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From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish.
gorgeous
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
Hazelton
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From this reading There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
honour
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From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
large
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From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
Mordaunt
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From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
most
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
Mr
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From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
parish
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From this reading There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish.
People
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From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
scarcely
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From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
scene
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From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
seldom
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From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
sermons
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From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
shawls
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
stout
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
sunburned
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
Sunday
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From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following Sunday morning, Mr. Mordaunt had a large congregation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
There
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From this reading There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were even people from Hazelton, which was the next parish.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Indeed, he could scarcely remember any Sunday on which the church had been so crowded.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading People appeared upon the scene who seldom did him the honour of coming to hear his sermons.
wives
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From this reading There were hearty, sunburned farmers, stout, comfortable, apple-cheeked wives in their best bonnets and most gorgeous shawls, and half a dozen children or so to each family.
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